The delightfully colorful Mystery Block-of-the-Month by Linda J. Hahn is now complete. Whether you’re planning to follow along from the start or haven’t obtained the complete set of monthly patterns, you’ll want to download all eight parts of this beautiful quilt
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Sometimes a quilter needs a “no wrong answers” kind of project, as an antidote. After an intense quilt experience — the designing, the auditioning, the second guessing, the making all the corners meet and the points match–a person can use a break.
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Kimberly Einmo loves to doodle with her mouse while using Electric Quilt 7, her favorite quilt design software. With nothing more than a vague idea in mind, the click of the mouse conjures up all sorts of potential designs. While playing with the traditional T block on
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This week’s free pattern features paper-pieced butterflies from the book Quilts in My Cubicle by Barbara Holtzman. You’ll enjoy choosing your brightest most cheerful fabrics for these free flying butterflies. You’ll get complete instructions and the
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Did you know that every issue of The Quilt Life magazine has a link to a FREE block pattern? The Star of the Sea quilt block pattern is just one example of the patterns that are featured. One of the favorite columns in The Quilt Life is the Cook Off between Alex Anderson
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Quilts made 150 years ago during the Civil War are very rare and even more rare are those made block by block, or “potholder” style. The instructions in the free pattern are for making this quilt in the traditional manner. Make it in your favorite colors or
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A Grandmother’s Fan quilt plays an integral role in The Basement Quilt by Ann W. Hazelwood. One might even say that the quilt is a character in the book. Here is a pattern for the beloved Grandmother’s Fan so that you can get started on creating your own Fan
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Your free pattern is from the book Designs on Freedom by Bonnie K. Browning. It is just one of the 50 designs contained in this book. Use this pattern as a quilting design or as a pretty Redwork or Bluework pattern. You are sure to find lots of other uses for it in any
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This adorable redwork quilt pattern by Betty Alderman features many of the interesting friends found in her own garden. Wouldn’t this be pretty in a child’s room or in a cottage decor? Of course, you can use your favorite colors and fabrics for a quilt all your own.
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